St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-28
AN ASHLAND DEAL.
Heavy Damages and Specific Per.
Torrance ASked---COurt Doinps.


torrance Asked---Court Doings.
Action for specific performance of
contract and $500 damages was COM
menced in the district court Yesterday.
by Clarence FL. George and Z. P. Miller,
against Joseph Contain. The property
III dispute was in Ashland county, Wis
cOnsin, of which the titles were i'm Mp.
Pratt and Carl Flypoa. plaintiffs al
lege that defendant paid down $500
earnest money and was to get a war
ranty deed, and the deeds of Pratt and
Flyp0a, If he would pay balance of
S1,lO0, and give mortgage for 5000
for one year. The contract was made
in last March.
In the suit of Amelia Cooper against
Samuel ID. Lord, defendant was given
Judgment. The cases of Auerbach,
Finch d Van Slyck against Albert
Behnke, and G. M. Henderson against
William Gesilse ct al, to set aside con-
fession of Judgment, are ON trial.
George w. Sweet, as guardian for Hi
ram nj. Ranney, insane, sues the st.
Paul & Duluth road for SIS 900 damages
for running it's right of way over Ran
ney's property between White Bear
lake and Bald Eagle.
Edward Peppard, who was put in jail
for stealing an $50 horse from Kate Mel
lette, June l, of last year, has been dis
charged on nolle prosequi.
Judge Wilkin denied the motion for
new trial in the case of DR.. Ohage
against Mrs. Theobald. The suit was
over partition board fence, fifteen feet
high, between the properties of the liti-
giants. and the jury found for the de-
PENDANT. Plaintiff wanted new trial
on the ground that the attorney for the
defendant had not properly conducted
that "the widow lady never had had
any trouble with any other neighbOr
but DR.. Ohage, and that this suit was
simply to annoy this widow lady,"
The jury disagreed in the Flanagan
larceny case.
The st. Paul Meat and Provision
company got verdict of $2,57S.64 from
John Klein g. Co. One of the points in
issue was whether Joseph Brown, Jr.,
the Fort Smelling meat contractor, was
a partner in the defendant concern.
The jury found that he was and judg-
ment is jointly against him and Klein.
The replevin suit of Chauncey j. Ca
BILE against William Byrnes is on trial.
James Reid has commenced an action
against James Wilson to quit title to
lot 6, block 20, E. FL. Hawkes. subdivis-
ion of Winslow's addition.
Botilda Alillberg and her husband,
John, were married in this city, April
9, 1888. Yesterday Mrs. Millberg COM
menced divorce suit, alleging that her
husband deserted her two months after
their marriage.
w. J. Shannon was found guilty of
stealing a valise at the Union depot.
Peter Kerst sues Gustav RawlOn for
S135.30, on account of goods sold. The
Germania bank is garniShed.
The cases set for to-day are: Jury:
E. j. Truesdell VS.. E. P. Wells ct al (; r.
n. Nixon VS.. Minnesota & Ontario Lum-
Der Co., and VIM. 81. Dixie VS.. State of
Minnesota. Court: Bank of Minnesota
VS.. r. G. Robinson; Sarah NJ Roach VS..
John B. Dean ct al; William West VS..
Ignatius Donnelly ct al, and Christian
KaStner VS.. Wegman & Kleeman.
SUPREME COURT.
In the supreme court yesterday, the
case of Albert Bartlett, appellant, VS..
Lyman Hawley, respondent, the Can
non River Manufacturers association,
appellant. VS.. the National Bank of
Faribault, respondent, and Basil De
Mores, respondent, vs.. the Musser
Sauntry Land, Logging and M anufac
turing, appellant, were argued an d sub
mitted.